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    Jonathan Selinger

    Jonathan Selinger

    Physics
    Professor and Ohio Eminent Scholar
    Campus:
    Kent
    Contact Information
    Email:
    jselinge@kent.edu
    Phone:
    330-672-4875
    Fax:
    330-672-2796

    Biography

    Jonathan Selinger is Professor of Physics and Ohio Eminent Scholar at Kent State's Liquid Crystal Institute. His research focuses on the theory of liquid crystals, nanoparticle suspensions, and related topics in soft materials, and seeks to make connections between fundamental statistical mechanics and technological applications.

    Selinger studied physics at Harvard University, receiving his A.B. in 1983 and Ph.D. in 1989. He then did postdoctoral research in Los Angeles, with positions at the UCLA Department of Physics and Caltech Department of Chemical Engineering. In 1992 he moved to the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC, where he worked as a Research Physicist in the Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering. In 2005 he came to his current position at Kent State. In addition to these research and teaching positions, he has also served as Associate Editor of Physical Review E, responsible for the liquid-crystal section of the journal.

    Professional Positions

    • Kent State University
      Professor of Physics and Ohio Eminent Scholar, 2005-present
    • Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering
      Deputy Head, Laboratory for Biosensors and Biomaterials, 2004-2005
      Research Physicist, 1993-2005
      National Research Council Research Associate, 1993
      Office of Naval Technology Postdoctoral Fellow, 1992-93
    • University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Physics
      Assistant Research Physicist and Adjunct Assistant Professor, 1989-92
    • California Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering
      Visiting Research Associate, 1991-92 (joint appointment with UCLA)
    • Harvard University, Department of Physics
      Graduate Research Assistant and Teaching Fellow, 1983-89

    Other Professional Activities

    • Kent State University Faculty Senate
      Senator, 2007-2008, 2010-2013
    • International Liquid Crystal Society
      Board of Directors, 2006-present
    • Physical Review E
      Associate Editor, 2003-2009
    • American Physical Society
      Member of Committee on Meetings, 2005-2008
    • Materials Research Society
      Co-organizer of Symposium on Fibrillar Aggregates as Materials, 2006
    • 21st International Liquid Crystal Conference
      Member of Scientific Committee, 2006
    • Kent State University Symposium on Democracy
      Member of Planning Committee, 2006
    • Sigma Xi, Naval Research Laboratory-Edison Chapter
      President, 2000-2001; Vice President, 1999-2000; Treasurer, 1998-99
    • 8th International Conference on Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals
      Organizing Committee, 2001

    Education

    Ph.D. in Physics, Harvard University, 1989
    M.A. in Physics, Harvard University, 1985
    B.A. in Physics, Harvard University, 1983
    Materials Science Graduate Program: Graduate Education on Soft Matter Science

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